Hello There, Just Wanted To Share Some Wisdom As I Was Recently Asked How I Do Some Of My Effects In

Mouth

I almost forgot about it… Ow.

can you show us your painting steps?

I start with a base of sketchy lines (on grey so i can see the lines better)

2. Then I put down a base skin tones

3. From there I create a new layer and start adding shadows/highlights/other tones (i call them roughs)

4. I add some overlay/soft light layers to help me figure out the mood (I change this A LOT)

5. Then I work on refining/ smoothing

6. My final steps are all cleaning up/adding details/texturesHere’s the finished work!

Could you give a tutorial on how you do hair? I just looooovvvveeee the way you did rhetts hair & beard

Hey! Thank you so much. I’m not a good teacher, but I’ll give it a shot :)

Step 1: DO NOT TRY TO DRAW EACH HAIR! Draw each bunch of hair but NEVER each hair.

Step 2: Draw a faint outline of the entire portrait using the reference photo:

Step 3: Pick one bunch of hair, and make loose, dark strokes to draw the roots of the hair. Make similar strokes at the other end of the bunch. (Remember, you’re not drawing each strand. You’re essentially drawing shadows). Don’t let them meet. This is important to render the shine in the hair. Let the pencil lift off the paper as you move towards the middle from both ends.

Step 4: Use a paper stump to smudge out the roots and the outer edge of the hair. Make loose strokes, starting from the darkest end towards the centre of the bunch. Let a few strokes run all the way through the centre to make it look like a natural shine. Then use a dark pencil to re-do smaller strokes on both ends of the bunch, to increase the contrast.

Step 5: Treat each bunch separately, and repeat till you cover the full head. To finish off, erase a few highlights from the middle of the bunches, to give a consistent shine, and smudge out the hairline for a more natural shadowed look.

I hope that was useful! Let me know if you want me to give a step by step for the rest of his face too :) - I would be completing this portrait anyway!

Hey friends, Meg here for WOOPS IT’S WEDNESDAY! Today we’re taking a look at how to study values and the importance of knowing how to use them! It’s not all about color, you know. If you have any tutorial recommendations send ‘em in here or my personal. Now go forth and I’ll see you next week!

I see people putting nipples in another dimention! o.o 

I’m not an expert but I like hands a lot so hopefully some of this was helpful!

And this is how I nose.

Starting a mini drawing tips series! Feel free to suggest some topics you’d like covered// Hope you find this useful!

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